The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-05-19


scribed by May LIST, has Cancelled that cond-
ton and given the money outright.
Nearly 10000 passengers landed from
foreign ports at Castle Garden "Wednesday
from twelve steamers. This unusually
neaVy number is partly owing to the heavy
fog which delayed arrivals.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court has
decided that the State law which prohibits
the registration of a naturalized citizen
until 30 days have elapsed after naturaliza
ton is unconstitutional.
Richard Spenser, of Burlington, Iowa, O
benevolent-looking man, who may not
Know Henry George rs well as he thinks
he does, journeyed all the way to New
York TO attend the second meeting of tho
Anti-Poverty Society.
1t is reported that the British Govern
mcnt, Getting on Information from secret
| agents in New York, has sent the cutter
OraoeU TO Carrigaholt, Ireland, to watch
for the arrival of an American vessel will,
a cargo of arms and explosives.
| Sheridan impudcntly observes that Gen.
eral Rosser's recent letter would not have
been written had General Rosser not had
his eye on q Congressional seat Look out
for more squalls in the Valley of the She
nandoah.
Martin Bont, farmer boy living near
Michigan City, while ploughing III field,
struck with his plough dynamite cartridge,
| which exploded and him fatally The car
fridge was left in the field by men engaged
in extracting stumps.
Mrs. Cleveland has been formally
| thanked by the Christian Temperance
Union of Hamburg, N; Y, for having
drunk cold water at the diplomatic dinner,
| but the respected head Of the nation still
| takes an occasional horsc-ny in his.
Mr.. Parnell and Michael Davitt arc said
to be actively engaged in the work of or,
ganizing company with capital of $780,
O0G to export Irish linens and woplcn goods
They have been promised support by
| friends in this country.
When Jacob Schaclkopf, the millionaire
tanner of Buffalo, took his wife around to
to look at a $500, 900 residence which he
recently bought her only criticism was that
she was afraid if she lived there she "would
have to keep girl
Christopher Meyer, New York rubber
merchant whom nobody seems to know, is
said to have enough money of his own tc
buy the Baltimore and Ohio road on cash
terms. lie is German by birth, but made
his fortune in this country.
| jonas G. Clark, of Worcester, Mass, wh(
recently presented 81 900, 900 to that cit,
for the founding Of q university, has made
a further gift Of half a million dollars wortl
of real estate, books and works of art, an(
$500, 600 in cash for the establishment o
profcssOrships.
st: Louis Rcpu9Hcan: When Mr.. Henry
Grady is nominated for the Vice Presidency
by the Democracy there will be but two
men left in the party, Mr.. Grady himself
i,n M hnl No E,,ct Al
ticket.
| do a great work of land reform without
the help of Congress. 1t will be hard work
| for him, but he has begun this work, and
he can Go nothing Of equal importance to
the country.
Boston Herald: Speaker Carlisle is lit
tie premature when he says that the Mug
wumpS are likely to become good Demo
Gratis" They will go with the Democrats
Just SO far as the Democrats go their way,
and no further.
Philadelphia Press: Evidently ali these
stories about Mr.. Clcvcland'S having de-
clarcd his intention not to stand for a second
term are pcrSuading Col. Daniel Lamont to
believe that the report of the death of Ana
| Mas was a campaign lie gotten up for po-
| litical effect.
| Philadelphia Press: Secretary Bayard has
| been delivering Il few more remarks on the
fisheries controversy, but what he says is of
no consequence. Under the new regime of
American diplomacy words speak louder
than "ctions, for the simple reason that
there are no actions.
Philadelphia Record: If Henry George
or DR.. McGlynn had ever fellcd the trees,
pulled the stumps and grubbcd ont the
roots on an acre Of 'ncW ground" he would
have an infinitely clearer view Of the land
question than he can evolve out of his inner
consciousness.
Nashville Uni5:d: About the time The
Tory government gets its bills for the gov
crnmcnt of Ireland through, there won
be anybody there to govern. The process!
of dcpopulaton goes rapidly on, and pretty
soon the landlords will have the whole
country to themselves.
Queen Kapiolanis first order after sh,
arrived at the Parker House, Boston, wa.
for q breakfast Of brown bread and balct
beans. The Mayor Of the city called upon
her after she had finished this rcpast anC
assured her that, despite her color, sh,
might consider herself BOstOnian here
after.
Chicago 1ii6Unc: Secretary Whitnc,
has just paid $500 for st. Bernard doc
| posed upon. If the crew of the American
navy should fall overheard by some unfore
seen accident, any ordinary Newfoundland
dog costing $25 or less could be depended
upon with more certainty to save his life
than this 5000 animal.
The joint commission on the Virgini,
debt has adiourncd without accomplishing
anything. The delegates from the Vir
ginia Legislature will report to that body
The proposition of the bondholdcrs repre-
scntativcs was that they should have tho
principal sum of $26 1897, 900. The Lcgis
latvo committee recommend that it bt
communicated TO the committee of the
council Of foreign bondholdcrs; that in the
opinion of the joint committee further ne
gotiations will not tend to a final agree
mcnt.
The Trouble With Old Virgintn.